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title: "Free School word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable school word search for children. Find pencils, books, rulers and 13 more classroom words on a 15 by 15 grid, with an answer key. No sign-up."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/school"
---

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Free printable

# School word search

School days are full of books, pencils and new things to learn. The objects children see in the classroom every day are hidden across the grid. A friendly pick for the start of a new term.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)PENCIL BOOK TEACHER DESK CHALK RULER ERASER CRAYON NOTEBOOK BACKPACK CLASSROOM HOMEWORK STUDENT LIBRARY SCISSORS GLUE

Difficulty

EasyMediumHard

Easy hides words across and down; Hard adds diagonals, backwards words and heavier camouflage.

Grid size

Smaller grids print larger.

Answers

Loop wordsShade letters

How the answer key marks each hidden word.

Theme

ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa

**Customise colours**

Letters

Frame

Found-word mark

Page background

Style

StandardClean

Clean drops the page-number footer.

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

Two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Loop each hidden word or shade its letters, the answer page updates as you choose.

## Want the whole book?

This makes one puzzle. Sign up to turn your words into a full word search book for Amazon KDP: hundreds of puzzles at any trim, as print-ready PDFs. We carry your words straight into the studio.

[Build the full book](https://app.oncebooks.com/publisher-studio/wordsearch/edit?from=wordsearch&v=2&s=eyJ0aXRsZSI6IlNjaG9vbCBXb3JkIFNlYXJjaCIsIndvcmRzIjpbIlBFTkNJTCIsIkJPT0siLCJURUFDSEVSIiwiREVTSyIsIkNIQUxLIiwiUlVMRVIiLCJFUkFTRVIiLCJDUkFZT04iLCJOT1RFQk9PSyIsIkJBQ0tQQUNLIiwiQ0xBU1NST09NIiwiSE9NRVdPUksiLCJTVFVERU5UIiwiTElCUkFSWSIsIlNDSVNTT1JTIiwiR0xVRSJdLCJjb2xvclRoZW1lIjp7InRoZW1lSWQiOiJjbGFzc2ljIiwib3ZlcnJpZGVzIjp7fX19)

Free to build · pay once to export

Preview

The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## School Word Search

  School Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  CLASSROOM

  STUDENT

  CHALK

  SCISSORS

  TEACHER

  BOOK

  HOMEWORK

  PENCIL

  GLUE

  NOTEBOOK

  ERASER

  DESK

  BACKPACK

  CRAYON

  LIBRARY

  RULER

  1

  Puzzle
- ## School Word Search · Answers

  School Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  CLASSROOM

  STUDENT

  CHALK

  SCISSORS

  TEACHER

  BOOK

  HOMEWORK

  PENCIL

  GLUE

  NOTEBOOK

  ERASER

  DESK

  BACKPACK

  CRAYON

  LIBRARY

  RULER

  2

  Answer key

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

## Words to find in this school word search

These 16 words are hidden in the grid above, and they print alongside the puzzle so solvers know what to look for.

- Pencil
- Book
- Teacher
- Desk
- Chalk
- Ruler
- Eraser
- Crayon
- Notebook
- Backpack
- Classroom
- Homework
- Student
- Library
- Scissors
- Glue

## Making a whole school book?

This page makes one school puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP word-search maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-word-search-maker) generates hundreds of puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

## More word search themes

- [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/animals)
- [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/ocean-animals)
- [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/space)
- [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/dinosaurs)
- [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/birds)
- [Insects](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/insects)

[See every word search theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search)

## Questions

**Is this school word search free to print?**

Yes. Generate the school puzzle above, with its 16 hidden words and an answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**Can I change the school word list?**

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed list, but you can edit the words or the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

**Can I make a school word search book to sell on KDP?**

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio generates hundreds of puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.